Britain pays £2m over Libya rendition claim

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Sami al-Saadi spent six years in some of Libya's most notorious prisonsTimes photographer, Martin Fletcher

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Khadidja al-Saadi, who was held and sent to Libya with her father, SamiReprieve

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Abdel Hakim Belhadj was sent with his pregnant wife allegedly via the British Overseas Territory of Diego GarciaFrancois Mori/AP

Deborah HaynesDefence Editor

Last updated at 3:42PM, December 13 2012

Britain has agreed to pay £2.2 million to the family of a Libyan dissident who
claimed that Jack Straw and MI6 played a part in their kidnap and forced
return to Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya.

Sami al-Saadi, who was tortured during six years in detention, said yesterday
that he decided to settle out of court rather than pursue his case against
the Government because he feared that any hearing would be behind closed
doors.

“My family suffered enough when they were kidnapped and flown to Gaddafi’s
Libya. They will now have the chance to complete their education in the new,
free

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Britain pays £2m over Libya rendition claim

December 14 2012

The following document is Deborah Haynes's full transcript interviews with Khadidja al-Saadi and Sami al-Saadi. Open the document by clicking on the viewer below, then take a look at the key tabs which are highlighted in yellow.